Abstract
Twelve evidence-based profiles of roles across the translational workforce and two patients were made available through clinical and translational science (CTS) Personas, a project of the Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSA) Program National Center for Data to Health (CD2H). The persona profiles were designed and researched to demonstrate the key responsibilities, motivators, goals, software use, pain points, and professional development needs of those working across the spectrum of translation, from basic science to clinical research to public health. The project's goal was to provide reliable documents that could be used to inform CTSA software development projects, educational resources, and communication initiatives. This paper presents the initiative to create personas for the translational workforce, including the methodology, engagement strategy, and lessons learned. Challenges faced and successes achieved by the project may serve as a roadmap for others searching for best practices in the creation of Persona profiles.
Highlights
The Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSA) Program National Center for Data to Health (CD2H, Grant U24TR002306) was established in 2017 to accelerate advancements in informatics by promoting data reuse and interoperability, tool sharing, informatics fluency, and collaboration across the CTSA community [1]
Assessing and addressing the translational science community’s needs related to data, informatics, and tools has been a prime focus of the CD2H, and one that is of increasing importance as data and informatics play an ever-increasing role in research and patient care
While working shoulder-toshoulder with colleagues on translational projects, members of the clinical and translational science (CTS) workforce may feel that they understand much about the responsibilities and concerns of the physician scientists, clinical research coordinators (CRCs), data analysts, developers, basic scientists, and biostatisticians with whom they collaborate on team projects
Summary
The Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSA) Program National Center for Data to Health (CD2H, Grant U24TR002306) was established in 2017 to accelerate advancements in informatics by promoting data reuse and interoperability, tool sharing, informatics fluency, and collaboration across the CTSA community [1]. The translational sciences community as well as the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences describes translational science as spanning Basic Science Research to Pre-Clinical Research and Clinical Research, to Clinical Implementation, and on to improved Public Health—acknowledging that translational science in practice is a complex orchestration of interactions, collaborations, innovations, and implementations moving within and across all phases. This complex, yet critical process underscores the need to assess individual needs and motivations across these key signposts along translation. The resulting project, CTS Personas, was envisioned to fill this gap
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